CrowdScience Episodes Episode guide
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What's living inside my gut?
Trillions of microbes live inside our gut. What impact do they have on our body?
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Do we have a sense of time?
Anand Jagatia finds out whether we have a sense of time, like our sense of taste or touch.
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Is there anyone out there?
How many planets in the universe could be harbouring alien life?
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What does flying do to my body?
We take to the skies to find out what effect working at 35,000 feet has on one's health.
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How do my ears sense direction?
How do we hear a sound and immediately know where it’s coming from?
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Why do some people have panic attacks?
Sweating, nausea, chest pain: panic attacks affect 1 in 14 people but what is going on?
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Can robots be soft?
CrowdScience uncovers how nature is weaving its way into robotic design
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10/03/2023 GMT
Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe
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Do climbing plants know where they’re going?
Marnie Chesterton finds out how clever climbing plants are.
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Where does our fat go when we exercise?
Where does our fat go when we exercise?
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Are yoga claims bogus claims?
Which of the many claims about yoga are backed up by science?
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Who’s afraid of public speaking?
Why does the thought of public speaking fill so many of us with terror?
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How bad is our noise problem?
How does noise pollution impact wildlife and humans, and why do we hate certain sounds?
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Where does the sand in a desert come from?
Lonely desert dunes have a romantic image, but how did they get there in the first place?
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Why do we get jealous?
Crowdscience grapples with the green-eyed monster in close relationships.
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What happens to insects in the winter?
Marnie explores the many canny ways insects have adapted to survive extreme temperatures
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How do you balance on a bicycle?
What’s going on when we ride a bicycle, how do we stay upright? CrowdScience investigates
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Bullying Parrots and Glacial Cocktails
Work-place bullying between two parrots plus arctic cocktails with 5000 year old glacier
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Why are my parents so annoying?
Blood is thicker than water but why are parents so annoying?
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What is friction?
Everything that moves involves frictional losses, but what actually is it?
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Could my house run out of air?
Blocking up gaps might reduce energy bills, but can you make your home too airtight?
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What gives clouds their shapes?
Marnie turns to the skies to figure out how clouds form and how they get their shapes.
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How do we behave in crowds?
Crowds gather in all sorts of places. But is there a science to how they move and behave?
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Why don’t we fall out of bed when we’re asleep?
Answering the sleep questions that have been keeping CrowdScience listeners awake.
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Where do we go when the seas rise?
We see Greenland’s ice is melting - so where should we go to live in the future?
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How long before all the ice melts?
CrowdScience heads to Greenland to understand the story of melting in a warming world.
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When does weather change become climate change?
Heatwaves, floods and drought. Is it climate change, or is it just weather?
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Why can't I change my accent?
Why are accents so hard to change even when you speak a language perfectly?
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How is mental health being supported in Africa?
CrowdScience visits Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss mental health with a live audience
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Why am I gay?
CrowdScience looks at what science can - and can't - tell us about homosexuality.
